MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 7, 2019) — Heart of America Group’s newest hotel and restaurant will open in the historic Fifth Avenue building in downtown Moline, Illinois. The Fifth Avenue Syndicate Bistro and Bar will open on Tuesday, October 15, and the Axis Hotel will open on Thursday, October 17. The Axis Hotel is part of the Tapestry Col

WASHINGTON DC (October 7, 2019) — The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). The NOFO includes $396 million in grant funding.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2, 2019) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) announced that a total of 20 lenders have earned IFA’s 2020 Preferred Lender designation. IFA Preferred Lenders serve as ambassadors for Iowa home-buyers seeking assistance with the home-ownership-process and are expertly trained in IFA mortgage and down-payment assistance-programs.

WASHINGTON DC (October 1, 2019) — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has called for giving a $3,000 per person ($6,000 per couple) refundable tax-credit for most middle- and working-class Americans through her 

WASHINGTON DC (September 30, 2019) — Having just enacted a continuing resolution last week to extend current government funding through November 21, policymakers must now work toward the enactment of more-permanent funding before the Thanksgiving break.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2019) — Hy-Vee Inc has temporarily suspended the sale of all over-the-counter Zantac brand and Topcare brand ranitidine products. This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution due to a recent industry-wide product alert from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that ranitidine products may contain a low level of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2019) — Iowa Business Council today released its Q3 2019 Economic Outlook Survey — a composite of members-expectations for sales, capital-spending, and employment for the next six months. Confidence weakened among Iowa business leaders, likely due to political and global market-uncertainty and a disruptive regulatory-climate.

WASHINGTON DC (September 27, 2019) – The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published an updated federal rule to give states more flexibility and choice in which products or services can be used on federally-funded highway projects. The change is intended to improve safety and increase efficiency while saving tax-payer dollars.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 24, 2019) — Overtime Diesel, a light- and medium-duty truck-maintenance, repair, and parts-manufacturing business is expanding from its 2017 start-up location in Taylor Ridge, Illinois to the Quad City International Airport's Industrial Airpark in Milan, Illinois.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 20, 2019) — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.5 percent in August. The state’s jobless rate was 2.4 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in August.

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